Warning Watch Out!

SCRIPTURE
Be very careful, then, how you live not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is. Ephesians 5:15-17


OBSERVATION
In the first part of this scripture there is a warning to not just be careful, but it says, "be VERY
careful how we live". That let's me know I must WATCH OUT! It also says "because the days are evil". When evil is all around truth can be relative. Whose truth? The line between right and wrong seems to get crossed a lot when evil surrounds us. God's truth always remains the same. He tells us in Hebrews 13:8, Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

Jesus taught in Matthew 7:24 about a wise man and a foolish man. He used the comparison of the wise man building his house on a rock, a firm foundation while the foolish man built his house on sand. When the rain came, the house built on the rock stood firm while the house on the sand fell with a great crash. Jesus tells us in this story if we put his words into practice then we are like the wise man, but if we do not then we are like the foolish man.


APPLICATION
I must be on a consistent path of praying and reading God's word so I will understand what God's will is for my life. I love this childrens song that says, "I like the Bible cause I read it and I do it"! This little song reminds me that I can know God's word, but not put it into practice. I must be a doer of the word not just a reader of it. To take advantage of every opportunity using God's wisdom to live my life.

PRAYER
Lord, Help me to be wise in how I live my life, placing it on a firm foundation, YOU! Help me to live by the truth of your Word that I may be a doer of your Word and not just a reader.
In Jesus name, AMEN:)